Puzzle



(N9 Model.)

F.JONE S.

PUZZLE.

No. 430,030. 'Patented June 10, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FLOYD JONES, OF POMPTON PLAINS, NEW JERSEY.

PUZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,030, dated June 10,1890.

Application filed March 11, 1890. Serial No. 34:3,158. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FLOYD JONES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pompton Plains, in the county of Morris and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Puzzles;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invent-ion, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it. appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in puzzlesof that character and class wherein a suitable box or other receptacleis provided with a variety of sub-compartments and passage-ways leadingfrom compartment to compartment.

The object of the invention is to provide a new device of this characterwherein a difierent arrangement of compartments is provided, giving anew and possibly a more difficult game, the object being, as in all suchpuzzles, to get the animals represented by marbles or other spheres fromone or more compartments into a predetermined compartment.

The novelty in the present instance resides in the peculiar constructionof the box or receptacle whereby a new arrangement of compartments andpassage-ways is produced, all as more fully hereinafter described, shownin the drawings, and then particularlypointed out in the appended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which Figure 1 is a top plan of my improveddevice. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates asuitable receptacle. It may be a box or any other analogous receptaclehaving side and end pieces a, which serve to prevent loss ordisplacement of the marbles or other spheres. The interior of the box isdivided, as shown in the drawings, by means of suitable strips B, whichare arranged as follows: Beginning at one end, substantially at themiddle thereof, is a short strip or piece b, which is glued or otherwiseaffixed in place and joining the end piece of the receptacle with astrip or piece 0, which is arranged substantially parallel to the saidend, but of less length than the end piece, so as to leave a passage ateach side. From the strip a there extends a strip or piece d,substantially parallel with the side piece of the receptacle, but ofless length than said side piece, so as to leave a passage-way e thefull. length of the box. Upon the opposite side there is a piece f, ofless length than the strip or piece (Z, and extending in aslightlyangular direction instead of parallel with the side piece.Extending from the strip 0, between the strips or pieces (Z and f, andof less length than the strip f, is the strip 9, which extends at anangle to the said strips, as clearly shown in Fig 1. At the end of thereceptacle, opposite the strip or piece 0, there are arranged the threestrips or pieces h, t', and j, the two latter being arrangedsubstantially parallel with the sides of the receptacle and the other atan angle thereto, as shown, the piece j being shorter than the piece 2'.

In practice the game will be to get the spheres from the receptacle orpassage-way e into the compartment Z. This, owing to the peculiararrangement of strips and passageways, will be found to be a verydifficult task.

Any number of spheres may be employed in playingthe game, and marbles orany other suitable devices may be used.

That I claim as new is The game apparatus described, comprising areceptacle having straight sides and divided into compartments andpassage-ways by means of strips confined within the receptacle andarranged as follows: the strip a, parallel with one end of thereceptacle, the strip 1), connecting the strip 0 with the said end, thestrip (1, .extending from the strip a, parallel with the side of thereceptacle, of less length than the side, the strip f upon the oppositeside and extending at an angle to the side, the intermediate strip g atan angle to the strips d and f, and the strips h, i, and j near theopposite end of the receptacle, and arranged substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FLOYD JONES.

\Vitnesses:

E. V. G. VAN SAUN, SAMUEL VAN SAUN.

